Monthly Consumer Price Index Numbers by Major Groups of Expenditure and Region for Months of January 2018 Compared with January 2017

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Major Groups of Expenditure	Palestine
Major Groups of Expenditure	January. 2017	January. 2018	% Change
Food and soft drinks	105.32	103.41	-1.81
Al coholic Beverages and tobacco	155.37	160.69	3.43
Textiles, clothing and footwear	112.67	111.44	-1.09
Housing	107.50	110.32	2.62
Furniture, household goods	106.40	105.62	-0.73
Medical care	118.85	120.94	1.76
Transportation	102.34	100.95	-1.36
Communications	94.56	95.49	0.99
Recreational, cultural goods & services	102.19	104.95	2.70
Education	127.03	120.81	-4.89
Restaurants and cafes	127.25	126.61	-0.51
Miscellaneous goods and services	119.68	121.73	1.71
All items of consumer price index	110.67	110.35	-0.29

Major Groups of Expenditure	Jerusalem J1*
Major Groups of Expenditure	January. 2017	January. 2018	% Change
Food and soft drinks	112.17	109.20	-2.66
Al coholic Beverages and tobacco	176.41	176.26	-0.08
Textiles, clothing and footwear	126.14	125.31	-0.65
Housing	113.39	116.42	2.66
Furniture, household goods	123.15	123.99	0.69
Medical care	121.77	114.94	-5.61
Transportation	109.92	107.04	-2.62
Communications	96.85	97.59	0.76
Recreational, cultural goods & services	106.89	106.85	-0.04
Education	130.03	129.68	-0.27
Restaurants and cafes	122.12	117.98	-3.39
Miscellaneous goods and services	106.16	114.96	8.28
All items of consumer price index	115.23	115.39	0.14

Major Groups of Expenditure	Gaza Strip
Major Groups of Expenditure	January. 2017	January. 2018	% Change
Food and soft drinks	99.96	101.16	1.20
Al coholic Beverages and tobacco	133.58	138.40	3.61
Textiles, clothing and footwear	91.55	91.07	-0.53
Housing	98.78	101.15	2.39
Furniture, household goods	92.71	91.14	-1.69
Medical care	95.43	100.60	5.42
Transportation	111.79	108.79	-2.68
Communications	93.03	94.29	1.36
Recreational, cultural goods & services	95.91	98.07	2.26
Education	113.04	100.35	-11.23
Restaurants and cafes	115.71	108.45	-6.27
Miscellaneous goods and services	122.42	123.81	1.13
All items of consumer price index	103.56	103.87	0.30

Major Groups of Expenditure	West Bank**
Major Groups of Expenditure	January. 2017	January. 2018	% Change
Food and soft drinks	108.20	104.45	-3.46
Al coholic Beverages and tobacco	160.57	162.77	1.37
Textiles, clothing and footwear	121.09	119.63	-1.21
Housing	111.25	114.27	2.71
Furniture, household goods	113.32	113.11	-0.18
Medical care	125.75	127.27	1.21
Transportation	101.72	100.93	-0.78
Communications	94.56	95.39	0.88
Recreational, cultural goods & services	106.23	109.87	3.43
Education	132.97	129.11	-2.90
Restaurants and cafes	132.78	135.97	2.40
Miscellaneous goods and services	122.00	122.52	0.43
All items of consumer price index	114.19	113.18	-0.88

*The data of Jerusalem J1 includes that part of Jerusalem governorate which was annexed forcefully by Israel following its occupation of the West Bank in 1967.
**The data of West Bank doesn't include that part of Jerusalem governorate which was annexed forcefully by Israel following its occupation of the West Bank in 1967.